2012 Theme: Chemistry and the Environment

New Mexico Chemistry Symposium
New Mexico Tech - Socorro, NM
November 9, 2012

 

The New Mexico Chemistry Symposium is an annual meeting of chemists at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, New Mexico. The event includes talks by notable scientists around a theme. The Symposium is also a venue for undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry and related fields to present their research. For undergraduates interested in graduate school, the event provides a venue to learn about the graduate degree programs in Chemistry at New Mexico Tech and to discuss specific opportunities with our faculty.

Chemistry and the Environment

 

This year's theme is Chemistry and the Environment. The event will include the following talks on that theme:

Why are Atmospheric Measurements Important for a Better Understanding of Health, the Environment, and Climate? (Keynote)
Donald R. Blake, University of California, Irvine

Biogeochemistry and Remediation of Uranium Contamination
Stephen E. Cabaniss, University of New Mexico

What’s Cool Coming Out of the Ocean from an Earth System Model
Scott M. Elliott, Los Alamos National Laboratory